EDIT: It just occurred to me... this movie is full-on OSCAR BAIT!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't really have the words to properly report this news, but I'm going to give it my best effort. Have you ever heard of the death-predicting cat, Oscar? It's a pretty wacky story, actually. A Rhode Island nursing home adopted this kitten, now five years old. After a year of living there, the staff noticed that the feline would curl up at the feet of those who were mere hours away from death. While he didn't help save any lives, Oscar did come to be used as a sort of early warning system, with nursing home staff letting family know whenever the cat did his curling up thing. And he's still at it today!

A book was written on the subject, "Making the Rounds With Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat," and now it has been optioned for a movie, Varietyreports. This is all besides the point though. Upon learning of this news, I had the following IM exchange with Josh Wigler about what the pitch for this story should really. It's the sort of thing you might expect from an executive brainstorming session. IM handles have been changed to protect the innocent.